It's an interesting line, because Manning and his crew of wideouts -- Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Wes Welker -- are an incredibly potent offense. Russell Wilson and the Seahawks don't bring the same firepower.

Seattle's defense, of course, is an entirely different beast, and and clearly Vegas believes that nullifies Peyton and his record-setting offense, at least to a degree.

Bovada.lv has the Broncos favored by just a single point with the over/under on the game set at 47.5. (Sportsbook and CBSSports.com have the o/u at 48.)

The Broncos money line (straight-up line to win) is -145, while the Seahawks are +125.

Will Brinson joined CBS Sports in 2010 and enters his seventh season covering the NFL for CBS. He previously wrote for FanHouse along with myriad other Internet sites. A North Carolina native who lives...
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